There are 11 ways to get from Howrah to Sylhet by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane CCU - ZYL
5h 52m$86–307Train
cheapest- Take the train from Barasat to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the train from Dhaka to Sylhettrain
15h 20m$6–51Train, bus
- Take the train from Barasat to Bangaon Jntrain
- Take the train from Benapole to Dhakatrain
- Take the bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhetbus
16h 2m$9–51Drive 527.8 km
- Drive from Howrah to Sylhetcar 527.8 km
7h 30m$63–90Fly to Silchar Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Silchar Airport (IXS)plane CCU - IXS
- Drive from Silchar Airport (IXS) to Sylhetcar
5h 21m$82–245Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Agartala (IXA)plane CCU - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
8h 6m$48–100Fly to Umroi Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Umroi Airport (SHL)plane CCU - SHL
- Drive from Umroi Airport (SHL) to Sylhetcar
6h 11m$87–255Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, drive
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane CCU - GAU
- Drive from Gauhati-Airport-GAU to Sylhetcar
6h 46m$72–141Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CCU - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
10h 4m$68–166Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Esplanade to Maldabus
- Drive from Malda to Chapai nawabganjcar
- Take the bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhalibus
- Take the bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhetbus
23h 19m$24–45Train, drive
- Take the train from Dankuni to New Karimganjtrain 12503
- Drive from New Karimganj to Sylhetcar
29h 6m$14–71
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to train which costs $6 - $55 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly and drive which takes 5h 21m and costs $80 - $250.
The distance between Howrah and Sylhet is 459 km. The road distance is 527.8 km.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Howrah to Sylhet, including transfers.
The best way to get from Howrah to Sylhet is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $85 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $6 - $55 and takes 15h 20m.
Sylhet is 30 min ahead of Howrah. It is currently 2:42 PM in Howrah and 3:12 PM in Sylhet.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Sylhet is 528 km. It takes approximately 7h 30m to drive from Howrah to Sylhet.
There are 85+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US-Bangla, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vidyasagar Toll Plaza to Sylhet via Ultadanga VIP, Bidhan Nagar, Barasat, Bangaon Jn, Benapole, and Dhaka in around 15h 20m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Umroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Aizawl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Dimapur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Silchar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Imphal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Agartala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- spicejet.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Barasat to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Dankuni to New Karimganj
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–50
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $6–8
- Third AC (3A)
- $16–21
- Second AC (2A)
- $23–30
- First Class (1A)
- $35–50
Train from Benapole to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–12
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $5–6
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $8–12
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Dhaka to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $11–16
- S chair
- $4
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–3
- Snigdha
- $3–5
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–6
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $7–11
- S_Chair
- $2
- Shovan
- $2
- F_Chair
- $3
- F_Seat
- $3
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–15
- Website
- https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $10–15
- S chair
- $4
- Phone
- 16460
- support@bdtickets.com
- Website
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
Bus from Dhaka Arambag to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Book at
- shyamoliparibahan-bd.com
- Non AC (E Class)
- $6–8
- AC (B Class)
- $10–16
- Seater
- $5–15
- Phone
- 0353-2514920
- nbstcenquiry@gmail.com
- Website
- nbstc.in
Bus from Esplanade to Malda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://nbstc.in/
- Seater
- $2–7
Bus from Chapai nawabganj to Dhaka Mohakhali
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- shohoz.com
- Book at
- shohoz.com
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